As talks about TikTok's fate in the US pushed up against an imminent deadline, President Donald Trump has moved the target date yet again.

On Tuesday, the White House issued an executive order titled " Further Extending the TikTok Enforcement Ban " that sets a new deadline of Dec. 16. Until that date, the Justice Department is directed not to enforce a law that could have shut down the wildly popular social media app in the US.

That delay comes amid reports that the US and Chinese governments have moved closer to a deal on TikTok, even as experts expressed skepticism about the matter being worked out in a timely manner.

On Monday, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said that the two countries had reached a preliminary deal and that "commercial terms have been agreed upon," according to

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